Bricks and brickmaking

In Britain clay bricks are a significant building material. We
enjoy a remarkably rich choice, reflecting not only the variety of
the different clays, but also the diversity of manufacturing
methods. This film shows sequences from representative contemporary
brickworks. It shows hoe clay bricks are formed by hand-making,
machine moulding, pressing and extrusion, and shows how they are
fired in traditional kilns and continuous-burning multi chamber and
tunnel kilns.